"The move means the congressionally mandated report, which projects the domestic effects of climate change, could be delayed, scrapped or watered down, experts said."
"The Trump administration told scientists writing a congressionally mandated climate report that it was “releasing” them from their roles and that the report’s scope was being reevaluated, in an email sent Monday and seen by The Washington Post.
Hundreds of authors contributing to the National Climate Assessment — a report documenting climate change in the United States that has been published every four to five years since 2000 — will pause work on the next report, which was planned for release by 2028. It could be delayed, or written in a way that downplays climate change, or not done at all, climate experts said.
“Not having the NCA is like driving a car with a dirty windshield,” said Chris Field, a professor of environmental studies at Stanford University. And “like driving with a dirty windshield, it is hard to detect risks until they unfold as disasters.”"
Andrew Jeong reports for the Washington Post April 29, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump Administration Dismisses Scientists Working On National Climate Assessment" (The Hill)
"White House Dismisses Authors Of Major Climate Report" (NPR)
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